Lifestyle
Should Solo and Small Firm Lawyers Dress in Uniform?
Back when I graduated law school in 1988 (gasp!), suit-and-tie for men and skirt-suits and dress-and-blazer for women were de rigueur dress – not just for court, but simply for every day at the office. Who knows why we ever thought it made sense to work that way except for the fact that it was…
Read MoreSpend Money Mondays with MyShingle’s Holiday Gift Guides
For the past year and a half, the first day of the work week here at MyShingle has been Make Money Mondays , where I’ve shared a new marketing or practice idea to help your firm grow its revenue. If you’ve followed the feature and applied our advice, you ought to have some extra spending…
Read MoreLet MyShingle Salvage Your Summer With a FREE Chromebook Giveaway Sweepstakes!
In just five days, Memorial Day weekend will herald the official start of summer – though recent events may have already put a damper on your plans. For example, with a ban on laptops in airport cabins still up in the air (pun intended), you may be fretting about how you can take that long-planned…
Read MoreSix Ways To Enjoy Your Summer as A Solo
Solo and small firm lawyers are notorious for never taking vacations. Some can’t afford the cost, others believe that they can’t afford the time away from the office and some are, quite simply, workaholics. That said, here are a couple of ways for solos and smalls to enjoy the coming summer a little more without…
Read MoreWhy You Should Never Wear a Plaid Sport Coat to Court
This post is part of the MyShingle Solos summer series which will run between June 17 and July 3, 2014. This post is written by MyShingle Guest Blogger Nichole Goudreau My first job out of law school was as an assistant district attorney in a large metropolitan city. On my first day of work, I…
Read MoreMyShingle Fashion: How To Dress Like a French Woman: Second K.I.S.S.
I couldn’t think of a clever way to say that this was another Keep It Simple post. But that’s precisely what it is: another post in our Dress Like a French Woman mini-series where I show you how to keep things simple and look fabulous. Last time, I featured a basic outfit that’s great for…
Read MoreMyShingle Fashion: How To Dress Like a French Woman: K.I.S.S.
And so begins my next little mini-series for MyShingle! I’m calling it “How To Dress Like a French Woman,” because in this series, I teach you how to build and assemble a Lazy Susan so you have a great place to store your spices. Er, wait, no, I seem to have gotten my note cards…
Read MoreMyShingle Fashion: How To Dress Like a French Woman: A Collection of Sheath Dresses
Bonjour, readers! Ça roule? Last time, I shared a keep-it-simple outfit featuring a sheath dress and heels. Unfortunately, the sheath dress was grey. Well, that’s not unfortunate, exactly. There’s nothing wrong with a grey dress. It’s just that it’s … well … Ça ne casse rien. So today, I’m going to share a bunch of…
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